Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-24
PORTLAND AND HER TRADE.
How She Can Extead II BY Prompt
Actios, and Simply Taking Ad.an-
tage Of Her Favorable Location.

Actios. and Simply Taking Adsan-
tage Of Her FAVORABLE Location.
Special correspondence of the Tnrsl
PORTLAND, Or, March e.
During the month of March snow
covers the hills and valleys of Wood
River, while in Portland lawns have
bright green covering of luxurians
grass, and the early spring flowers are
in full bloom.
Portland is the great commercial
center of the entire webfoot country
country vast in its dimensions, and
one that is rapidly gaining in popula-
ton, not only by the influx of immi.
grants, but by a prolific home in.
crease. The people of Washington
and Oregon are a marrying people.
and religiously believe in the biblical
command, to increase and multiply
and replenish the earth.
The inland trade of Portland once
covered Idaho and Western Montana
and Wyoming, as we'll as all Wash.
ington Territory and Oregon, but the
building of railroads, coupled with
the enterprise Of Eastern mer.
chants, and the lack of watchfulness
on the part of those controlling that
trade, led to the segregation Of COM
mercial relations between Portland
and nearly all points east Of the Ore.
gon and Washington Territory bound
AIRY lines.
The wholesalers and jobbers of
Portland have had their attention
called to these facts repeatedly during
the past two vears-and by no one
more than the people Of Wood River
and their representative, the WooD
RIVER TIMES; and in the business
circle of that fair city there has re-
Gently been an awakening which may
eventually be the means of getting
back the trade of 4 large portion of
the territory lost. The whole matter
now lies with the manufacturers and
wholesalers themselves. If they de-
sire the trade of Idaho, there is no
reason why they cannot secure it.
Under the new law, i. e., in accord
ance with the general Interpretation
Of the Interstate Commerce bill, the
field wild be thrown open as regards
discrimination, or non -discrimin alton,
in freight rates between the East and
West, so that through legitimate COM
petition Portland will have little the
best hold of the string, and all that is
necessary to secure success is for the
business men of that city to unite
their strength and pull the hardest.
The sympathies and interests Of the
entire people of the Pacific coast arc
somewhat identical, and this is a
strong factor in favor of business re-
lations between the seaport town and
the interior.
The administration of the present
executive land I say it without a
thought of political prejudice,) seem
to, at least, favor the interests of the
East more than those of the Pacific
coast. Any observant man can point
to many matters which have come be-
fore the present administration which,
upon their face, appear to discrim-
mate directly against the people who
have come to this beautiful land "be-
yond the Rockies" and made it "the
garden spot of the earth," and as
rich as the most tabled tales declare
the Ind.
Portland has every facility for
transportation to and from her docks
and warehouses whereby she can
secure the products of all nations and
distribute them cheaply and expedi-
tiously among all the people north of
the Utah, Nevada and California line
and west of Montana, including, also,
a large portion Of that Territory. Her
manufaotoris are supplied almost
wholly with raw material gathered
within the State Of Oregon, and these
goods can be put upon the market, in
competition with the East, with the
odds in favor of herself.
Idaho annually consumes a vast
amount of fruits, vegetables, fresh
fish. canned goods and baked stuffs,
only small portion of which come
from Oregon. Why cannot all thes
things be supplied us by our Western